Javier Taborga

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Javier Taborga
Full namePaulo Javier Taborga
Country (sports)Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia
Born (1979-04-15) 15 April 1979 (age 44)
La Paz, Bolivia
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$11,882
Singles
Career record11–7 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 519 (11 Aug 2003)
Doubles
Career record10–8 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 419 (3 Nov 2003)

Paulo Javier Taborga (born 15 April 1979) is a Bolivian former professional tennis player. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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A left-handed player from La Paz, Taborga was a doubles silver medalist at the 1997 Bolivarian Games, debuting for Bolivia's Davis Cup team the following year. He earned the top national ranking in Bolivia during his career. [5]

Taborga played collegiate tennis in the United States for the University of Notre Dame, where as a senior in 2002 he received All-American honors and was an NCAA singles championship participant. [6] That year he also achieved the distinction of registering wins over both the top ranked singles player and doubles duo in college tennis. [7]

Following college he turned professional and had a best singles world ranking of 519, with four ITF Futures titles as a doubles player. [5] He made his last Davis Cup appearance in 2004, having featured in a total of 23 ties, for 21 overall wins. Later he had a younger brother Carlos represent Bolivia in the Davis Cup. [8]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2002Barbados F1, Bridgetown Hard Flag of the Netherlands Antilles.svg Jean-Julien Rojer 2–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Jul 2003Ecuador F2, Guayaquil Clay Flag of Ecuador.svg Carlos Avellán 6–1, 4–6, 6–7(6)

Doubles: 5 (4–1)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2002Barbados F1, Bridgetown Hard Flag of the United States.svg Mirko Pehar Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer
Flag of Jamaica.svg Ryan Russell 		4–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win1–1Jul 2003Ecuador F2, Guayaquil Clay Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Manuel Elizondo Flag of Argentina.svg Matias De Genaro
Flag of Argentina.svg Lionel Noviski		7–6(5), 7–5
Win2–1Jul 2003Ecuador F3, Villamil Hard Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Decoud Flag of Venezuela.svg Juan De Armas
Flag of Venezuela.svg Jhonnatan Medina-Álvarez 		4–6, 7–5, 7–6(2)
Win3–1Sep 2003Bolivia F2, La Paz Clay Flag of Colombia.svg Pablo González Flag of Argentina.svg Patricio Arquez
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Decoud 		7–6(1), 6–2
Win4–1Oct 2003Colombia F1, Medellín Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Decoud Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Berlocq
Flag of Brazil.svg Ronaldo Carvalho 		7–6(3), 7–6(4)

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References

  1. ↑ "Avellán y Taborga, en la gran final del II Future". El Universo (in Spanish). 20 July 2003.
  2. ↑ "Taborga a la final del torneo Escalafón de tenis". Agencia de Noticias Fides (in Spanish). 30 June 2003.
  3. ↑ "Javier Taborga, el único seguro en el equipo boliviano". www.bolivia.com (in Spanish). 10 February 2003.
  4. ↑ "No es seguro que Taborga juegue la Davis". www.bolivia.com (in Spanish). 10 February 2003.
  5. 1 2 "Taborga confirmó ser el número uno del tenis boliviano". Agencia de Noticias Fides (in Spanish). 1 July 2003.
  6. ↑ "ND tennis player, Javier Taborga, beat all the odds". The South Bend Tribune . 11 May 2002.
  7. ↑ "Taborga receives honor". The South Bend Tribune. 15 May 2002.
  8. ↑ "El País – Noticias Tarija Bolivia – Tenis: FBT dio a conocer el equipo para la Copa Davis". El País (in European Spanish). 21 May 2013.
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